On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:07:45 +0200, Greg Farris
wrote in ::

Of
course, they've put an estimated development schedule of 30-40 years on
the project, so one could be forgiven for feeling that, at this stage,
it's more big bluff than big business.

Where did you get that information? The CNN link in the OP only
mentions a "three-year agreement to study a next-generation supersonic
jet."